Technical guidance for developers

Information for system suppliers looking to develop Child Protection - Information Sharing (CP-IS) services and the assurance onboarding process.

Access the latest requirements

These requirements refer to a previous release of CP-IS, which may be of value for reference.

Access the latest requirements.

Express an interest

Suppliers who are interested in developing integration to CP-IS should register interest and we will share a development pack.

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Supplier interest list

This page details the suppliers who have registered their interest in the Child Protection - Information Sharing (CP-IS) service.

Guidance for all developers

The following information is for suppliers of NHS systems and LA systems.

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Child Protection - Information Sharing - Domain Message Specification

Information for developers - message definitions and interactions required to support the rollout of the Child Protection - Information Sharing (CP-IS) system.

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DAPB1609: Child Protection - Information Sharing - Information Standards Notice

This is the Information Standards Notice for Child Protection - Information Sharing (CP-IS), a national programme delivering a solution to share a specified data set between children's social care and health unscheduled care settings.

Guidance for NHS system suppliers

The following information is for suppliers of the NHS system.

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Child Protection - Information Sharing - HL7 V3 API

Access child protection information from Child Protection - Information Sharing (CP-IS) from a healthcare setting.

System supplier specification

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Guidance for LA system suppliers

The following information is for suppliers of LA systems.

LA system supplier specification

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Last edited: 5 August 2026 9:25 am